
China: The Roots of Madness
1967, English. Directed by Mel Stuart.
China: The Roots of Madness is a 1967 Cold War era, made-for-TV documentary film produced by David L. Wolper, written by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Theodore H. White with production cost funded by a donation from John and Paige Curran. The film has been released under Creative Commons license. It won an Emmy Award in the documentary category.
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- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 31 January 1967
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- Theodore H. White
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China: The Roots of Madness runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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China: The Roots of Madness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 January 1967. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed China: The Roots of Madness?
China: The Roots of Madness (1967) was directed by Mel Stuart.